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Allan S

in Melbourne South East

Allan is a Lead Occupational Therapist at Therapy Pro in the Melbourne South East team. Allan is an OT Australia endorsed mental health clinician and has been working with Therapy Pro since 2018. Allan is all about hope and making the best of what we have in life.

Areas of experience

Aids and equipment assessments

Assessments for minor home modifications

Assessments for SDA and SIL accommodation supports

Cognitive behaviour therapy

Solution focused brief therapy

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Dual diagnosis complex referrals

Psychosocial disability

Complex trauma

Experience understanding autism

Mental health functional assessments

Wellbeing support

Assessment of daily life supports

Assessment and intervention around school, workplace, and community involvement

Qualifications

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (James Cook University)
OT Australia endorsed Mental Health clinician

Quote

“I help people become the best version of themselves possible. The power is with the individual: it’s their life, their disability. I’m here to support them in any number of ways to get ahead.”

How I work

Get to know Allan S

How can you support people?

Allan works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide wrap around support for people with complex needs, and can support the development of a positive behaviour support plan and provide upskilling to support staff for complex clients. Allan supports clients across the lifespan but is most experiences working with adults.

Allan is also a registered Medicare provider as well as an endorsed mental health clinician and can utilise mental health care plan funding to support others.

How does your background shape the way you work?

As an OT, Allan is always focused on promoting engagement within meaningful occupations that give people purpose and meaning in their lives. Occupational Therapy focuses on engaging individuals in occupational roles that are meaningful to the client despite whatever barrier is in the way. Intervention is focused on what is vitally imortant for each person, no two referrals look the same.

What is your approach to working with people?

Solutions based in his therapy approach, Allan believes in amphasising strengths and abilities rather than weaknesses or struggles. Allan does not see his clients as ‘broken’ and therefore they do not need to be fixed. Allan believes clients need support to practice skills that help them to be the best and most resilient versions of themselves in everyday life, in building resilience, good situations can be built on and repeated.

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therapy pro client charter

Allan S can see people face-to-face in and around the following locations, or provide therapy Australia-wide over telehealth.

Clyde

Narre Warren

Beaconsfield

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